Comparative Assessment Of Post-Obturation Pain After Single Over Multiple Visit Endodontic Procedure

Introduction: Successful endodontic procedure is depending on three dimensional obturation of the canal along with absence of any pathology and post-operative pain. Endodontic procedure can be done as single of multi visit procedure. Objectives: This study was done to compare post-obturation pain at single over multiple visit endodontic procedure. Material and Method: One hundred participants were participated in the present study. The sample size was classified into two groups i.e Group-I with 50 subjects with single visit endodontic procedure and Group-II with 50 subjects underwent two sitting endodontic procedure, who reported back with the VAS reporting form. Pain score was noted using a Heft- Parker visual analogue scale (VAS) method. Each patient was allotted a value between 0 and 170 on the VAS scale. Statistical evaluation was done using SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA version SPSS 21 using Chisquare test at p< 0.005 Results: There was no change in postoperative pain amongst participants treated in one appointment compared to those treated in two appointments. Most of the patients in both groups presented no pain or only slight pain within 24 to 48 hours of procedure. Conclusion: Post-obturation pain after endodontic therapy was not uncommon after one day, second day but there was less pain or no pain after seven days. Amongst the teeth with post-obturation pain, the single-visit group had lower-intensity pain, after one day, two days and after seven days, than the multiple-visit group.